Castalia

by Mark Isham

Castalia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:02
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Moving slightly away from his purely electronic film score work, the renowned trumpeter and synthesist explores a highly melodic fusion of new age and contemporary jazz. The album features a robust cast of session players, blending acoustic instrumentation with sophisticated ambient textures. It earned significant critical acclaim, including a Grammy nomination, for its spiritual and mellow arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: Soundtrack, rhythmic, complex, technical, melodic, ambient, dreamy, atmospheric, shimmering, reverb-heavy

Tracklist

  1. The Grand Parade (5:50)
  2. My Wife With Champagne Shoulders (5:26)
  3. A Meeting With The Parabolist (13:09)
  4. Tales From The Maidan (6:35)
  5. A Dream Of Three Acrobats (8:02)
  6. The Gracious Core (9:00)

Credits

  • David Torn - written-by, steel guitar [lap steel guitar], electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Terry Bozzio - drums
  • Mick Karn - electric bass
  • Peter Maunu - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Mark Adler - arranged by [string arrangement]
  • Patrick O'Hearn - electric bass
  • Gayle Moran - voice
  • Paul McCandless - bass clarinet, cor anglais [english horn], saxophone [soprano & sopraninorota saxophones]

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